Physiological rather than psychological!

[Guest guest]

I came across the following during a recent Google session. It's an

excerpt from a book called " Hearing: Anatomy, Physiology, and

Disorders of the Auditory System " (Academic Press, 2006) by Prof Aage

R Moller of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the

University of Texas at Dallas:

" 4.3 Misophonia

Misophonia is a dislike of specific sounds. Unlike hyperacusis,

misophonia is specific for certain sounds. Little is known about the

anatomical location of the physiological abnormality that causes such

symptoms but it is most likely high central nervous system

structures. "

I don't want to re-ignite the whole 4S/misophonia debate. What

interested me was that he states that misophonia is caused

by " physiological abnormality " rather than psychology.

Prof Moller has a website where he details his research interests,

namely the function of the normal and pathologic ear and the auditory

nervous system. He is particularly interested in " neural plasticity

and its role in tinnitus, hyperacusis and phonophobia. "

Might it be worth trying to enlist his support?